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An eyewitness said: “For a couple of hours there was a helicopter circulating over Penrhyndeudraeth and the Portmeirion area. You could see police flashlights from Talsarnau and there was a boat with a flashlight on the estuary.”

Another eye-witnesses at the scene told the Daily Post how flares were set off during the search.

One woman said: “There was a lot of activity around Porthmadog Harbour and we saw flares being shot into the sky and there was a helicopter flying back and forth along the water. The harbour master was also here and boats were searching.”

Holyhead Coastguard thanked the public for their help and concern during the incident.